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Wreck of SS Wegadesk

Shipwreck site

Position
About 34.8° N, 12.1° W (within about 10 km)
Sank
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Cause
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Depth
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Protection status

Location generalised as a precaution

The position shown is generalised to within about 10 km. The exact position is not published.

The year of loss is not recorded, so its age and protection status cannot be verified.

How this was decided: Seadar's protection rules, from the sources we hold, confidence 50%. When in doubt, Seadar generalises the position.

Wegadesk was a steam cargo ship built in 1908 by the Burmeister & Wain of Copenhagen for A. F. Klaveness & Co of Sandefjord. Her name means Northern Lights in Mi'kmaq language. The ship was primarily employed as an ore and coal carrier during her career.

History from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

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SS Wegadesk is a recorded shipwreck site. Seadar shows wreck locations alongside live ship traffic, free, from Wikidata and public hydrographic records.

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